Archery Journal vs NockPoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Archery Journal
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Train and compete with confidence. Project X is the archery scoring app that turns every session into clear progress: fast input, World Archery target faces, and statistics that help you improve without slowing you down. Stop fighting the score sheet. Grid or marker input means fewer taps, fewer mistakes, and instant totals, so you can stay focused on your shot cycle instead of paperwork. Built around real competition formats. Standard WA outdoor and indoor faces include 122 cm, 80 cm (including 6-ring), 60 cm and 40 cm layouts, with single, vertical, and triangular indoor arrangements where applicable, plus recurve and compound configurations. See improvement, not just numbers. Track totals, arrow counts, averages per arrow, X count, tens, and session-by-session breakdowns so you can compare good days with tough days and adjust training with evidence—not memory. Your range, your rules. Use multiple distance configurations and build custom target faces with your own scoring rules. That flexibility helps clubs, coaches, and archers who mix formats or train setups that are not on a standard printed face. Polished for daily use. A clean layout, smooth flow, and swipe-friendly edits make it easy to use between ends on iPhone and comfortable to review on iPad when you want a bigger picture of your season. During practice, you want feedback that keeps pace with the line. Real-time totals and averages help you notice drift early—before bad habits settle in—while still keeping the range flow moving. Coaches and teammates also benefit from cleaner records. When everyone uses the same simple scoring rhythm, post-session reviews become faster, mistakes are easier to spot, and progress conversations start from shared numbers instead of guesswork. Whether you are preparing for qualification, sharpening indoor league performance, or logging outdoor practice, a consistent scoring habit compounds. Small improvements in process—clean data, fewer missed ends, faster review—often show up as steadier results on the line. Archers tell us the biggest win is consistency: when logging is easy, they log more often, and that data becomes the edge in qualification and finals prep. Whether you shoot weekly or daily, a reliable journal beats scattered notes every time. How it works 1. Pick your format — choose the WA face, layout, and bow type that match your round. 2. Score each end — use grid or marker mode; validation helps catch slips before they become bad data. 3. Review and adjust — swipe to edit, compare sessions, and watch averages and X/10 trends climb. If you have ever finished a day of shooting with a photo of a paper sheet, a half-erased table, and a nagging feeling that one end does not add up, you already know why a dedicated archery scorebook matters. Project X is built to remove that friction so your history stays complete, searchable, and ready when you need it. Download Project X and make every arrow count. Perfect for outdoor and indoor training, club nights, and competition prep.
NockPoint
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NockPoint is the all-in-one training, scoring, and analysis companion built for serious archers — from your first Vegas 300 to your next podium. Score any round, plot every arrow, and watch your numbers climb. Whether you shoot target, 3D, field, or bowhunt, NockPoint turns every session into data you can actually use. PLOT EVERY ARROW Tap your shots onto a true-to-scale target face and watch your group form in real time. Get instant feedback on grouping, drift, and consistency — arrow by arrow. SCORE 49 ROUNDS, 10 ORGANIZATIONS Vegas, World Archery, NFAA, ASA, IBO, USA Archery and more — preloaded and ready. A smart, color-coded keypad adapts to whatever round you're shooting, or build your own custom round. ANALYTICS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Score trends, precision heatmaps, equipment breakdowns, and personal bests — updated the moment you finish an end. See exactly where your points are going and what's costing you Xs. NEVER GUESS A SIGHT MARK Store marks for every bow and let the Sight Advisor interpolate the setting for any distance in between. Your tape, dialed. TRAIN WITH PURPOSE Daily arrow-count goals, streaks, and a training journal keep you accountable between competitions. Show up every day and watch it compound. GO HEAD-TO-HEAD Race a friend in a live head-to-head matchup, or chase your own personal best with Ghost scoring that shoots alongside you. BUILT FOR YOUR WHOLE KIT Track every bow and arrow build — draw weight, spine, point weight, fletching and more — plus gear-health reminders so nothing fails on the line. PRO FEATURES - Advanced analytics, heatmaps & equipment breakdowns - Apple Watch scoring — score whole rounds from your wrist - Live heart rate from Polar sensors - PDF & CSV exports with official-style scorecards - Coach tools & live session sharing - Unlimited session history One-time unlock. No subscription. Nock. Aim. Track. Repeat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Archery Journal at none against NockPoint's 1. NockPoint's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. NockPoint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Archery Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Archery Journal | NockPoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innocells Limited | Dylan Burrough |
In-app purchases
Archery Journal
No in-app purchases
NockPoint
- Nock Point Pro - Lifetime Access$14.99
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